15BB challenge??
 

Thanks, I finally found some info with my search. Sounds like a fun challenge.

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Here's another thread:

15BB Challenge

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Thanks. I'll have to try it when I get some time.

Doc

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A. Buy-in to a table with 15 BB (e.g. .5/1 = $7.50). You can start at .02/.04 if you want. Whatever you are comfortable with.

B. Play til you bust out or increase your stack to 15BB of the next highest level (e.g. 1/2 - $15).

C. Repeat step B. Of course, you do not have to bust out. If you fall back to $7.50 you can cashout or keep going.

You may want to set a goal, e.g. I will cash out when I make enough for 5/10. If you make it, next time set your goal for 10/20 or whatever.

This is a good way to check out higher limits, boost your roll, and/or really focus on your play.

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I just finished one myself...Started out hot and was a few bets away from 2/4, then had a bad run of cards...

12/21/2005

01:30pm-01:55pm .5/1(45 Hands; +18.95BB)= $33.95
02:00pm-03:30pm 1/2(148 Hands; -06.25BB)= $21.50

+$6.50 total

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A. Buy-in to a table with 15 BB (e.g. .5/1 = $7.50). You can start at .02/.04 if you want. Whatever you are comfortable with.

B. Play til you bust out or increase your stack to 15BB of the next highest level (e.g. 1/2 - $15).

C. Repeat step B. Of course, you do not have to bust out. If you fall back to $7.50 you can cashout or keep going.

You may want to set a goal, e.g. I will cash out when I make enough for 5/10. If you make it, next time set your goal for 10/20 or whatever.

This is a good way to check out higher limits, boost your roll, and/or really focus on your play.

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Thanks for the info. I'm going to try it after the first of the year when I have some time one weekend. I'm sure moving up in the levels will show some people (me included) that they have a lot of work to do on their games.

Right now, I'm reading and digesting all the info I can on six max and sticking my toe in that waters. I need to improve my short handed game.

Thanks again, for the info.

Doc

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If you fall back to $7.50 you can cashout or keep going.


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or drop down to the next level. Also, it's a freakin' rollercoaster. We're mostly all not luckboxes like Ignignokt.

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If you fall back to $7.50 you can cashout or keep going.


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or drop down to the next level. Also, it's a freakin' rollercoaster. We're mostly all not luckboxes like Ignignokt.

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That's MISTER Luckbox to you, buddy.

(And I like the use of "mostly.")

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and it begins

first hand

Party Poker 0.50/1.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(5 handed)</font> link

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB caps</font>, Hero calls, CO calls.

Flop: (12.00 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, CO calls.

Turn: (10.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, CO calls, SB calls.

River: (19.50 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB is all-in ($0.50)</font>.

Final Pot: 21.00 BB.
Results in white below:<font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has 8d 8c (three of a kind, eights.)
SB has As 3s (a pair of threes.)
Hero wins 0.50 BB.
Hero wins 19.50 BB.
</font>

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well after this hand, I should have enough bb for 2/4 [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img], exploring new territory here, plus I haven't played full ring in forever. Any body think I should go for 45BB at 1/2 and then move to 3/6?

*edit, I am 1BB away from 3/6 right now, playing 2/4[img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Party Poker 1.00/2.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(4 handed)</font> link

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, UTG calls.

Flop: (10.00 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (9.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG caps</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.

River: (21.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, UTG calls.

Final Pot: 29.50 BB.
Results in white below:<font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Ah As (a full house, Aces full of sevens.)
UTG has 7h Ac (a full house, Sevens full of aces.)
Hero wins 29.00 BB.
</font>

Re: 15BB challenge??
 

Loyal, you seem to be doing this with 15 small bets, not big ones. Start .5/1 with $15! Among other things, it's bad form to start at the table with fewer than 12BB!

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Note that if you want to start small it's easier than it used to be--the .10/.20 limits at Stars plugged a big gap between .05/.10 and .25/50.

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ok here is my first hand

full tilt .25/.5 (8 handed)

mp1 posts blind .25, mp2 posts dead .15, Hero (CO) posts .25
pre-flop: Hero is Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] in CO.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, MP1 checks, MP2 calls, Hero checks, 1 fold, SB calls, BB checks.
flop: (6.4SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img](6 players)
SB checks, BB bets, 1 fold, MP1 calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls.
turn: (7.2BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
checks to Hero who bets, SB raises, BB ccalls, MP1 ccalls, Hero 3-bets, SB calls (all-in), BB calls, MP1 calls.

..hero prays for a heart on the river...

river: (18.7 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players, 1 all-in)

ah well

BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets, BB raises (fuh?? QQ?? JJ??), MP1 folds, Hero 3-bets, BB caps (all-in .25 more).

results in white below
<font color="white">
SB has JsTs for two pair, jacks and tens
BB has 9h5c, for a boat, fives over nines
Hero has a boat, fives over queens
final pot: 23.7BB
</font>

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First hand at .02/.04 in this challenge--I get AA, cracked by 63s. Yeah I remember these days.

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donk donk donk

PokerStars 0.02/0.04 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. UTG+2 posts a blind of $0.02.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 (poster) checks, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (11.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, MP1 folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (8.75 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.75 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Qh Ad (one pair, fours).
CO has Ah Jc (one pair, fours).
Outcome: Hero wins 10.75 BB. </font>


donk donk donk

PokerStars 0.02/0.04 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, Hero misclicks and calls, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (5.75 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 5.75 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
UTG+1 has Td 9h (two pair, nines and fives).
Hero has 3h Ah (two pair, aces and fives).
Outcome: Hero wins 5.75 BB. </font>

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Loyal, you seem to be doing this with 15 small bets, not big ones. Start .5/1 with $15! Among other things, it's bad form to start at the table with fewer than 12BB!

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Please excuse stupid loyalguard! Boz, I used to start at .25/50, that's why I had 7.50 and 15.00 in there - old habits die hard! Thanks for pointing that out!

[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]LG

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I tried starting with $10.50 on .35/.70 on a 6-way table. I think I lasted about 15 hands before flushing right out of that table...

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I tried starting with $10.50 on .35/.70 on a 6-way table. I think I lasted about 15 hands before flushing right out of that table...

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OMG .35/.7 where the hell did you find a site that spreads that limit, I want to play some

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I tried starting with $10.50 on .35/.70 on a 6-way table. I think I lasted about 15 hands before flushing right out of that table...

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OMG .35/.7 where the hell did you find a site that spreads that limit, I want to play some

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that's even better than finding a 9/18 game.

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Why didn't you cap preflop or on the flop?

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OMG .35/.7 where the hell did you find a site that spreads that limit, I want to play some

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carribean sun, and I think Interpoker as well.

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I'm on the challenge right now...
0.5/1 6-max with $15... got it up to $30
1/2 6-max with $30... got it up to $70
2/4 with $70... currently at $80... trying to get to $160

This is the first time I've tried 1/2 6-max and 2/4! Very exciting. I didn't know there wasn't a 6-max 2/4 level.

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Nice work, move up to 3/6 when you hit $90, 5/10 @ $150

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wow I can't believe how easy 2/4 is on party! It's like I'm in a sea of fish!

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lost it on 2/4 on the last hand on a board of 3JJxx where I had QJ and fish had J3. That was definitely fun! I will have to do that again.

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I tried this last night and busted at .5/1 lol :/.
Trying again .. at $26

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.02/.04 is kicking my ass [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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.02/.04 is kicking my ass [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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move up if they don't respect your raises

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Holy crap, I kid you not I just started my own and was gonna start up another thread. WOW. What incredible timing.

Anyways, I started with 90 at 3/6 and am now up to 5/10. My goal this time around is to pwn 10/20. Last time I got shellacked by a two outer on the river.

If you guys think this [censored] is variance loosey-goosey, try it on 6 max the way I've been doing. Even nuttier! Playing full handed now as a break from the craziness...

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I may give this another try tonight. Last time I started with $4.50 at .15/.3 and got through 3/6 with $162. I wussed out though and never attempted 5/10. I really am not that comfortable right now with that much money at risk and I am guessing I would be a huge underdog at 5/10.

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I have been doing mine at 6max as well. Pretty crazy.
I got to $31.50 this time and busted out at $1/2.

Do you guys go down a level if you get back to 15bb for the previous level, or do you go until you either bust or want to stop?

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I play until I bust

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started 0.5/1 on stars full ring. now at 1/2 with about 20BB. Only done a few of these but never made it past 1/2.

So far I havn't ever dropped down. It is upwards or bust for me.

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I have been doing mine at 6max as well. Pretty crazy.
I got to $31.50 this time and busted out at $1/2.

Do you guys go down a level if you get back to 15bb for the previous level, or do you go until you either bust or want to stop?

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I play until I bust out. Being I start every session with a downswing, I'm usually done in about a 1/2 hour. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

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Does it say something about my play that I've busted at .02/.04 three times in a row now? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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For those that start at .02/.04 do you start with .60 and move up when you hit 1.50? Even with the weaker play it seems it would either take a lot longer or you would bust more trying to make that much.

Same applies to the jump from .1/.2 to .25/.5

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I've failed two attempts at this starting at 10/20.

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I've failed two attempts at this starting at 10/20.

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Sounds like you need to start higher. They'll respect your raises more.

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I'm thinking of doing my first one on Christmas Eve... Does that mean I need professional help?

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What happens in these challenges when you make it to the next level, but then drop to 15BB for the previous level? Keep going at the level you've made it to, or drop down?